George B. Cary

George Booth Cary
Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Virginia's 2nd district
In office March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1843
Preceded by	Francis E. Rives
Succeeded by	George Dromgoole
Personal details
Born	1811 Bonny Doon, Courtland, Virginia
Died	March 5, 1850 (aged 38–39) Bethlehem, Virginia
Resting place	Bonny Doon, Courtland, Virginia
Political party	Democratic
Occupation	lawyer

George Booth Cary (1811 – March 5, 1850) was a U.S. Representative from Virginia.

Born at "Bonny Doon," near Courtland, Virginia, Cary received a liberal education. He engaged in planting.

Cary was elected as a Democrat to the Twenty-seventh Congress (March 4, 1841 – March 3, 1843). He resumed agricultural pursuits. He died in Bethlehem, Virginia, March 5, 1850. He was interred in the family cemetery on his estate, "Bonny Doon," near Courtland, Virginia.

Cary was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives with 56.52% of the vote, defeating an Independent identified only as Collier.

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